Chapter 1450
Siege, New Source of Poison Created Beneath the City
Chapter 1450 Siege, New Source of Poison Created Beneath the City
Anyone with a normal mind would suspect that this was a self-directed and self-acted performance by the charlatan prince.
Only the second prince, that fool, believed it so readily. He even tried to curry favor with the god (the air) when the first prince communicated with the god, hoping to win over a mass of air and gain its approval so that it could help him seize the throne.
Everyone thought the Second Prince was stupid, but due to the punishment for not believing in God in Dongmo, they had no choice but to follow the Second Prince in his foolish and crazy behavior.
So the old poisoner, the fifth prince, the sixth prince, the princes who were just there to make up the numbers, the Rong royal family, Li Taile and others all knelt down, kowtowed to the air in front of the first prince, performed the god-worshiping ritual, and said flattering words to the god.
"Thank you, God! Please believe that the heroes of the Eastern Desert will surely fulfill the divine decree this time. If I fail to do so, this powerful prince will personally go to the God to apologize!" The charlatan acted quite well, even finishing what he started.
Finally, the eldest prince slammed his body heavily against the ground in front of him and then remained motionless; anyone who didn't know better would have thought he was dead.
“My grandson is connected to the divine, but he was too exhausted and fainted. I used the divine to give him medicine, and he will wake up in a while.”
What a load of rubbish! I didn't even get any sleep; it was all an act.
Therefore, the old poisoner took out a bottle of medicine and let the eldest prince smell it. The eldest prince then jumped up very vigorously, as if he had come back from the dead!
But this scheming man's leap was quite graceful, like a fish emerging from the water, he arced towards the leather couch and silently sat down.
It was completely silent, as if it possessed supernatural powers, capable of doing some small, peculiar things that ordinary people couldn't do.
That's weird. If the leather tatami cushion were inflatable, and you sat down gently, there wouldn't be any noise.
The charlatan is still skilled in martial arts; it's too easy for him to do that.
"Your Highness, how are you feeling? Are you feeling better?" After a moment, the Rong royal family member asked.
The eldest prince nodded, his piercing gaze shining through the two holes in his mask as he looked at the crowd: "Issue the order: command the heroes who enter the poisoning area to carry out the latest divine decree... The gods will grant them territory in their divine realm, and the Eastern Desert will treat their families and clansmen well. Otherwise, send them to meet the gods on the spot."
They never intended for the Eastern Desert soldiers who entered the poisoning area to survive.
Instead of shooting them immediately, we're letting them live a little longer, using their bodies to nourish the poison and become a source of toxicity, so as to harm Liang Wei.
“If you are too merciful, then let Xiqinerqin carry it out.”
This good-for-nothing was also a defeated man. If it weren't for the fear that killing the tribal king would cause discontent among the western soldiers, the eldest prince would have beheaded him in public long ago.
"Yes!" Rong Huangzu and Litaile responded, and the two took the lead in leaving the royal tent and going ten meters away to meet Xiqinerqin.
The two dared not get too close to him, since although this thing had not entered the poisoning area, it had approached it, and they did not want to be infected with the fire poison.
"King of the West, the gods have given you an order..." After finishing the order, the Molten Royal Family member said firmly, "Go and carry it out. This war envoy will watch you complete the mission."
There was no way out. If he didn't complete the mission, the poisoned arrows of the divine messenger's oversight team would be aimed at him.
"Yes, thank you for the divine command. I will carry it out immediately and vow to fulfill the divine will!" Xiqin Erqin did not hesitate at all. After all, he was not the one who created the poison source. He was just going to put some pressure on the 'poison sources'. It was a small job and he could do it easily.
Thump thump thump, thump thump thump!
As dusk approached, the enemy's war drums sounded loudly, like thunder, both loud and urgent.
General Chu, alerted on the city wall, urgently asked the sentry, "Is the enemy about to attack the city again? Look quickly and report immediately!"
dong dong dong dong!
The drummers on the four city walls beat drums and the cavalry waved flags to convey General Chu's orders to the soldiers on other city towers.
The sentry soldiers on the four city towers hurriedly looked in the direction of the enemy.
Soon, the first report came: "Reporting to General Chu, the enemy has not attacked, it seems they are retreating... The enemy troops outside the four city gates are all retreating! The military situation is unclear, please wait a little longer, General!" "Investigate again!" General Chu said.
The sentry tower soldiers on each city tower kept a close eye on the enemy troops on their side, but the enemy troops needed time to retreat, so it was more than a quarter of an hour before the sentry tower soldiers' voices came again.
"Reporting to General Chu, the enemy has indeed retreated, withdrawing quite a distance, about two miles by my estimation... Whether they are retreating to set up camp or withdrawing completely is still unclear!"
"Good!" General Chu exclaimed excitedly, "The enemy is afraid of the range of Qin Dongjia's iron cannons, fearing that their princes will be killed one by one with each cannon shot, so they have retreated and temporarily withdrawn their troops!"
At times like these, it's essential to say something nice to boost morale.
Are you suggesting we belittle our side and make everyone suffer indefinitely?
After an unknown amount of time, the sentry reported again: "Report! The enemy has stopped retreating and has retreated approximately ten miles!"
"Reporting to General Chu, to the east, there is an enemy force carrying a tribal king's banner, delivering supplies and even people to the enemy troops at the poisoning site!"
General Chu frowned upon hearing this, leaning out from behind the battlements to peer at the poisoning positions, but all he could see were patches of moving shadows.
Is the enemy letting the enemy troops at the poisoning site eat, drink, and have fun before sending them on their way?
General Chu felt a heavy weight in his heart... He had no sympathy for the enemy troops who had poisoned the positions; he was simply lamenting that the enemy troops did not have any medicine to cure the rat plague!
If the enemy forces are going to rely on killing to stop the spread of the plague, then there is truly no cure for this rat plague bacterium.
General Chu underestimated the ruthlessness of the enemy. The enemy was not sending the soldiers who were about to poison the enemy positions on their way, but rather forcing them to become the source of the poison.
The plan is to use enemy soldiers' bodies to create new sources of poison on the opposite bank of the moat in the east of the city, so as to harm the capital city and achieve the goal of destroying the city without attacking it!
"Reporting to General Chu, it seems the enemy troops have clashed and started fighting. They've fired arrows and killed a number of them!" the sentry reported, their voices tinged with the excitement of witnessing their enemy's gossip.
Tsk tsk, the enemy is really inhuman. They kill their own people without hesitation, showing no compassion whatsoever.
"Look again, look closely, look carefully!" General Chu shouted, wishing he could pull up the sun that had just set so that its light could illuminate the enemy's poisoning position and make a clear look at what kind of infighting was going on among the enemy.
"Report! Another group of enemy soldiers are coming with torches... It seems they're delivering something to the poisoning position!" The sentry on the watchtower did his best, but could only see the torches and the blurry figures of people and objects illuminated by them.
This group of enemy troops carrying torches were the old poison master's divine disciples, a team of great healers, who were delivering the most potent poison to the poisoning positions.
One by one, sealed wooden cages were pulled by horse-drawn carts and sent into the poisoning site by assassins, healers, and slave soldiers.
From time to time, weak groans of pain from a person and the squeaking of rodents could be heard from inside the wooden cage.
"Report! The enemy troops at the poisoning site have knelt down, seemingly performing a ritual, or perhaps pleading guilty!"
It was unclear and incomprehensible, but the sight of nearly ten thousand people kneeling, waving their hands towards the air, and kowtowing violently was still visible.
It's precisely because we can see it that we're even more confused.
What's wrong with the enemy?!
General Chu couldn't understand it either, but he knew the enemy was up to no good: "Pass down the order, all soldiers in the city are to enter siege mode. The soldiers on duty must keep a close eye on the sky to prevent the enemy from dropping poison sacs under the cover of night!"
"Light up every street and every household in the city, and do not turn off the lights. Use the lights of thousands of homes to illuminate the night sky so that the soldiers can see if there are any poisonous cysts in the air!"
"Keep your doors and windows tightly closed and stay indoors to prevent the toxic cysts from falling and hitting you!"
"Yes!"
With a whoosh, the messengers rushed off to relay the order.
The drums beat incessantly, conveying new orders while also reporting the victory of killing three enemy princes in a single day, in order to reassure the people and boost morale in the fight against the enemy!